Marguerite MATHIEU

Born

16 February 1755 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

15 July 1807 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Prisque MATHIEU Marie-Marguerite BLANCHET

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Born: 16 February 1755 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Prisque MATHIEU

Mother: Marie-Marguerite BLANCHET

Paternal grandparents: Charles MATHIEU , Thérèse DUFRESNE

Maternal grandparents: Louis BLANCHET , Angélique JOLY

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Marguerite married Joseph-Marie BLAIS 3 October 1774 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie BLAIS was born 29 April 1752 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Marie died 29 April 1821 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Marie was the child of Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE.

Marguerite MATHIEU died 15 July 1807 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marguerite MATHIEU married

Joseph-Marie BLAIS
Marriage date: 3 October 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie BLAIS was the child of Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE

Children of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Marguerite MATHIEU

Francoise BLAIS

Born: 16 July 1789, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 December 1864, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East

Married: Louis CASAULT 20 October 1807 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1755
16 February 1755
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MATHIEU and Joseph-Marie BLAIS 3 October 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Francoise BLAIS was born 16 July 1789, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)